Jaraka

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Jaraka
Jaraka (India)
Coordinates: 20°46′1.055″N86°9′10.287″E / 20.76695972°N 86.15285750°E / 20.76695972; 86.15285750
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
StateOrissa Flag(INDIA).png Odisha
District Jajpur
Languages
  Official Odia
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
755050
Vehicle registration OD-04
Climate Aw (Köppen)
Website https://www.jajpur.nic.in/

Jaraka is a town and Notified Area Council in Dharmasala Block of Jajpur district in Odisha, India and is located on the banks of Brahmani River. It is one of the fastest-growing areas in the district.

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Geography

It is located on the banks of River Brahmani and is divided into two parts by National Highway 16 (India).

The Western part mainly consists of Bada Bazaar, Hanuman Market, College Road, Telephone Exchange Road, Stadium Road, IDCO Industrial Estate and several Residential areas. There are a number of colonies here, the major ones are Kumari Colony, SuryaVihar Colony (Jamubania) and Pandua. It also has the Block Headquarters Office, Treasury and several Govt. Offices.

The Eastern Part consists of mainly Market areas namely Main Market, Bus Stand, Cuttack Road, Gopabandhu Chhak and Shanti Baazar.

To the north of the town Deuli Hill is present on the banks of Bramhani River

Population

The Population of the town is around 10,000.

Education

Literacy

Literacy in Jaraka
LiteracyPercent
Male
92.04%
Female
81.74%
All
87.28%

The town has a literacy rate of 87.28%, Males having 92.04% and females having 81.74%.

Educational institutions

The town has several Schools and Colleges namely :-

•Jaraka High School

•Jaraka UP School

•Jaraka Primary School

•Dharmasala Mahavidyalaya

•Dharmasala Public School

•Venkateswar School

•Vivekananda Shiksha Kendra

•Vivekananda Shiksha Niketan

•Renaissance Higher Secondary School

•Gokarnika Higher Secondary School

•Dharmasala Women's College

Tourist Attractions

Gokarneswar Temple

Gokarneswar Temple is a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva which is present on the banks of river Bramhani Adjacent to NH-16 and Bramhani Bridge. On the top of Deuli Hill, there is a Buddhist site and a sunset view spot.

Pushpagiri Vihara (Langudi Hill)

Langudi Hill is another Buddhist Site known for its monastic complex called Pushpagiri Vihara. These sites contain ruins of many buildings, stupas of various sizes, sculptures and many other artefacts related to Buddhism.

Pushpagiri Vihara (Langudi Hill) Pushpagiri (Langudi Hill) - Jajpur - Odisha - Buddhist site - Rock-Cut Stupas - 2.JPG
Pushpagiri Vihara (Langudi Hill)

Deuli Hill and view point

The Deuli hill was discovered as an archeological point of ancient Buddhist remains and is now a tourist attraction.[ citation needed ] A new viewpoint tower has been built recently to maximise the views of the town and the banking river Bramhani.[ citation needed ]

Industry

The town also has many small and medium scale industries at IDCO Industrial Estate. [1] The only Large Scale industrial facility present in the area is Ramco Cement Manufacturing Plant located at Haridaspur.

Notable people

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References

  1. "IDCO Portal - Angul Aluminium Park". portal.idco.in. Retrieved 15 March 2021.